Simple Oatmeal Cookies or Cowboy Cookies

Saturn's Note:

These are some cookies that I made for my SIL when she was having issues with fibre in her diet. She was encouraged to have oatmeal and so I tried to find her a "good" oatmeal cookie. This was attempt number two. This recipe is adapted from The Fannie Farmer Cookbook. I have included two versions of a great cookie. When I make the cowboy cookies, I make them BIG.

• Total Time: 18 mins
• Prep Time: 8 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 45

Yield: 70.0 cookies

Simple Oatmeal Cookies

• 1 ½ cups flour
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 egg , slightly beaten
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup shortening , melted (can use butter)
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• ¼ cup milk
• 1 ¾ cups oatmeal , uncooked
• ½ cup raisins

For Cowboy Cookies (add in)

• ¾ cup sweetened coconut, flaked (reduce oatmeal by 1/4 cup) or ¾ cup sweetened coconut , shredded (reduce oatmeal by 1/4 cup)
• ½ cup chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. To make Simple Oatmeal Cookies: Mix the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt together in a large bowl.
3. Stir in the remaining ingredients.
4. Arrange by teaspoonfuls on unbuttered cookie sheets. Leave about 1 inch in between. They do spread a wee bit. Not too much though.
5. Bake until the edges are brown, about 10-12 minutes.
6. For Cowboy Cookies: Add in coconut and chocolate chips when you add in the rest of the ingredients (Step 3). Drop them by the FULL tablespoon on a cookie sheet. (Might have to "squish" them a bit) Bake for 14-17 minutes or until mostly brown.

Reviews

[Beautiful Mess]

These are wonderful cookies!!! My Papa and I love them so much that one batch is gone in a day!!!

[Meghanmoo]

Awesome cookies! I left out the raisins and wished I would have added more chocolate chips to replace them. Will make again, no questions asked!

[Chef #1214669]

These tasted very cinnamony, but I had a problem. Mine came out rather dry and caky, not moist and gooey, like the recipe and other reviews said. Didn't have molasses, so used honey instead and substituted 1/2 the sugar for dark brown. I also did not use raisins; not our favorite addition to cookies. Perhaps my oven was too hot; I don't have a thermometer but relied on the setting I'd placed on my oven's dial. Will definitely try them again and modify the heat. Thank you for posting!